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AJNTEXAS Beaumont, TX(Zone 9a) Feb 20, 2008

They are on a Hibiscus.

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) Feb 22, 2008

The black ones are aphids and my boss says that the weird tan ones are parasitized (by some kind of wasp) aphids.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Feb 23, 2008

Those wasps are good guys. When they emerge from those brown swollen mummies, they will mate, and the females will each lay eggs in about 100 more aphids. The good guys will wipe those aphids out! Here is a site that tells you all about them. http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_parawasps/AphidPara.htm

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WaterCan2 Eastern Long Island, NY(Zone 7a) Feb 28, 2008

I wrote an observation on these guys...

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/4917/

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Feb 28, 2008

Yours are different insects. These are braconid wasps, commonly referred to as aphid wasps. There are several species that parasitize aphids, so I don't know which species this would be.

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